KTAR News: Coronavirus news and information
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Community members in the city of Mesa now have the opportunity to take part in advancing modern medicine. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your kids may have had COVID-19 and you didn't know it. CDC data shows 84% of kids in Arizona have been infected. Nationally it's 80%. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will explained why he isn't overly concerned about the recent spike in COVID cases leading to mask requirements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Staab talked to Mike about Monkeypox & the rising number of COVID cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don talked about how people can apply for WIC & how Arizona is being impacted by the latest uptick in COVID cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will reacted to a Federal judge ending the mask mandate on airplanes & explained why he's not concerned about the current COVID variant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From helping rehabilitate COVID-19 patients, to getting a positive diagnosis of his own, to a double lung transplant, one man is looking back at his journey with the Coronavirus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Carmona is pleased with the latest COVID numbers in Arizona, and told us what he knows about the latest Omicron variant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the use of at-home COVID-19 test kits rises, so has the number of accidental exposures to a chemical in these test kits that can be harmful, especially to children. That chemical is called sodium azide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At-home COVID-19 tests became a common a common practice during the omicron variant surge and like most things they expire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is it time to take the masks off? Some democratic-led states and cities are changing their tune. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, a Valley health care worker describes her days working in the intensive care unit as "a battlefield." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Despite falling cases numbers and hospitalizations, Dr. Carmona explained why he's not ready to move COVID-19 from a pandemic to an endemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monica reacted to a Federal judge in Arizona blocking President Biden's vaccine mandate for Federal employees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
General Brnovich talked about his legal victory over the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for Federal contractors, and called for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to lose his job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A loud, barking cough known as croup is showing up in kids infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Omicron surge is hitting Arizona hospitals hard. KTAR's Luke Forstner has what a local nurse and doctor are saying about the situation from the inside. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hospitals in Arizona are struggling to deal with coronavirus. How is it affecting patients? And what can we expect going forward? KTAR's Luke Forstner has the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could COVID cause your kid to develop an eating disorder? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Arizona's neighbor to the north is telling citizens not to get tested for COVID if they have symptoms. WHY?!?!?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More than 1,000 high school games and matches throughout Arizona have been canceled this week. it's mostly because players are testing positive for COVID-19, forcing schools to pull out from the competitions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will Humble explained why he doesn't think the Supreme Court's decision to block OSHA's vaccine mandate will have much of an impact on public health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Phoenix Union High School District is doing its best to keep students learning in person. This comes as many teachers are out statewide due to COVID-19, which forced the Deer Valley Unified School District and a few others to pivot some classes online this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joe Biden's vaccine mandates were shot down for large businesses, but the Supreme Court will still allow mandates for most healthcare workers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Chad Gestson says it is getting increasingly difficult to keep schools open because of staffing shortages. Will any students have to return to online learning? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The omicron variant is proving to be less dangerous, but the hospitals are still overwhelmed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The state director for AARP Arizona worries our state is last in the nation in getting COVID-19 boosters into the arms of nursing home residents and staff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Michael Crow discusses the steps Arizona State University is taking during the omicron surge across the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will the Supreme Court uphold President Biden's vaccine mandates? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two challenges to Federal vaccine mandates being co-led by Attorney General Brnovich. The AG explained why he's hopeful the High Court could rule in his favor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
